Admission FAQs

Questions?

If you have further question about application and admission process, please email phm.grad@utoronto.ca.

1. Am I eligible to apply?

All applicants must have completed (or be in the final year of) a four-year BSc or BA degree or a two-year MSc (or its equivalent) in the Natural/Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Engineering, Social Sciences, or Health Profession such as Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing or Pharmacy from a recognized university.

2. How do I apply?

3. What are the application deadlines?

There are two important deadlines for each session: the application deadline and document deadline. The application deadline is the last day to pay the application fee. The document deadline is the last day that all application documents must be received by the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

5. What are the application requirements?

Applicants must meet the minimum GPA requirement and submit an official transcript, three references, a signed application summary, a current CV, a statement of purpose, and prospective supervisor form.

Applicants with a degree from outside Canada and the U.S. must submit a GRE score.

Applicants whose first language is NOT English and have a degree from outside Canada and the U.S. must demonstrate their English facility with one of the following: TOEFL, IELTS, MELAB, COPE or the University of Toronto’s School of Continuing Studies Academic Preparation Course.

6. Do I have to write the GRE?

7. How much is tuition?

For academic fees for current domestic and international students, see theSGS Feeswebsite.

8. Will I receive a stipend?

All Full-time graduate students receive a guaranteed minimum stipend. For current stipend information, as well as additional financial support information, visit Financial Supportpage.

9. Do I secure a supervisor before or after admission?

Applicants are required to secure a supervisor before their offers of admission are finalized and thus they are encouraged to begin contacting prospective supervisors as early as possible. Once an application is complete and assessed, applicants are contacted by e-mail to confirm they have met all minimum requirements.

An offer of admission will only be granted upon securing a supervisor.

10. How do I secure a supervisor?

Applicants are encouraged to contact prospective supervisors in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. The supervisor must hold a Graduate Appointment at the Faculty as well as at the School of Graduate Studies. A list of the graduate faculty members including a brief description of their fields of research is provided here. It is the applicant’s responsibility to contact faculty members to discuss potential research projects.

An offer of admission will only be granted upon securing a supervisor.